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Mattox kilgore and his team. >> the entire case was a house of cards. we felt that despite public sentiment and despite the bravado and of the state and the charges, we felt extremely confident that house of cards was going to collapse in trial. >> in october 2016, more than two years after the death of his son, ross harris went on trial for murder. >> death. deception. and a double life. >> chuck boring, the lead prosecutor, told the jury why rosss story had never added up. that chick-fil-a vid...

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Heart of hearts he believes ross harris meant to kill his son. the prosecution said the jury got it completely right, but hearing the word guilty was no cause for celebration. >> what i want to hear most is we can bring cooper back. you cant get that though. >> three weeks later the judge sentenced ross to life in prison. his defense team has already filed an appeal, arguing among other thngs that the judge should never have allowed all that testimony about sex into the murder trial and they say...

>> right. >> but yet she did. >> because she believes 100% that it was not intentional. >> so there she was in court, not condemning ross but defending him. >> tell me a little bit about cooper. >> cooper was the sweetest little boy. he had so much life in him. he was everything to me. >> and everything to ross too, she testified, as the jury watched family videos of father and son. >> what are we looking at there? >> thats them in our bed, and they would just -- thats kind of a little game that...

Jury why she asked ross that question that made investigators so suspicious. >> did you say too much? >> i couldnt understand what was happening. i didnt understand why he was being charged, and the only thing that i could think in my head was what -- what did you say. and so those words came out. >> as for that prosecution theory that ross had wanted to escape his family for his secret life, leanna said it wasnt true. she had known for years that ross had a problem. >> i came home from work one...

Not only multimillion counts of child cruelty and murder, but ross faced charges with explicitly exchanging with a minor. one day passed, then two, then on the fourth day word came, a verdict. >> we the jury find count one, we find the defendant guilty. >> guilty on all counts. im sure you will never forget that moment. >> its ludicrous. its insanity. >> what would you say to the jury? >> im disappointed and dont feel like they did their job. >> we wanted to know how the jury reached their decis...

Bravado and of the state and the charges, we felt extremely confident that house of cards was going to collapse in trial. >> in october 2016, more than two years after the death of his son, ross harris went on trial for murder. >> death. deception. and a double life. >> chuck boring, the lead prosecutor, told the jury why rosss story had never added up. that chick-fil-a video showed cooper wide away. that drive was too short to forget a toddler. the car seat was just inches behind ross. and at r...

Knew that day, ross was -- ross must have left him in the car. >> it made sense because she knew ross so well. he could be forgetful. >> when she saw the video, she recognized that guy, too. the overly social guy chatting away. >> he would just talk to everybody. very outgoing, very vocal. he didnt -- he never met a stranger. >> but leanna also told the jury how ross looked when she first saw him at the police station. she says he was in terrible pain. >> it was very difficult to see him like th...

>> nothing further, judge. coming up -- >> ross harris is an innocent man. >> the jury has its verdict. when "dateline" continues. o power your wellness. new emergen-c probiotics plus. purposeful probiotics to help boost your microbiome, plus vitamin c to support your natural immune defenses. new emergen-c probiotics plus. emerge and see. new emergen-c probiotics plus. ♪ protect your pet with the #1 name in flea and tick protection. frontline plus. trusted by vets for nearly 20 years. find t...

Compelling case pointing to his guilt. what would the jury decide? here with the conclusion to our story is andrea king. >> ross harris, the man whose ex-wife said never met a stranger was about to have his future decided by 12 of them. how are you all feeling as the jury went out to deliberate? >> i didnt think there was any chance of them coming back with guilty on anything that had to do with cooper. >> ross cousin kate said nothing she had seen in trial swayed her belief in ross innocence. >...